Frensham School

Frensham Schools
Frensham Main House, 1934. (Harold Cazneaux)
Location

Australia
Coordinates34°27′19″S 150°27′10″E / 34.45528°S 150.45278°E / -34.45528; 150.45278
Information
TypeIndependent comprehensive single-sex early learning, primary, and secondary day and boarding school
MottoIn Love Serve One Another
(St. Paul to the Galatians 5:13)
DenominationNon-denominational
Established1913 (1913)
FounderWinifred West
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
ChairmanClementine Allan
Head of schoolGeoff Marsh
Staff~174
GradesPreschool to Year 12 (Years 7 - 12 Boarding)
GenderGirls
Enrolment~350 (Frensham) ~110 (Frensham Junior school)
ColoursPurple, Green and White    
Websitewww.frensham.nsw.edu.au

Frensham School is an independent, non-denominational comprehensive school comprising a co-educational preschool and primary Junior School, and a single-sex secondary day and boarding school for girls. It is located at Mittagong, in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1913 by Winifred West, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 350 students from Years 7 to 12, including 270 boarders. Students come to Frensham from Sydney, the Southern Highlands, regional New South Wales, interstate, and overseas. The school is governed by the Winifred West Schools Limited, along with Miss West's other two schools, Frensham Junior School (Gib Gate Campus)Primary school and Sturt Gallery and Studios Limited.

Frensham is affiliated with the Boarding Schools' Association of the United Kingdom, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA), and is a founding member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).